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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

756 PM HST WED MAR 1 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE ISLAND OF KAUAI IN KAUAI COUNTY



* UNTIL 1100 PM HST



* AT 755 PM HST...RADAR SHOWED HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM

  KEKAHA TO 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LIHUE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.



* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

  OMAO...KIPU FALLS...WAIMEA...PUHI...BARKING SANDS...MANA...

  WAILUA...KAPAA...KAWAIHAU...KOKEE STATE PARK...ANAHOLA...KALALAU

  VALLEY...NA PALI STATE PARK...HANALEI...MOLOAA...WAINIHA...

  KILAUEA...PRINCEVILLE AND KALIHIWAI.



THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING EXTENDS THE PRE-EXISTING WARNING THAT WAS

IN EFFECT FOR THE ISLAND OF KAUAI.



SATURATED SOILS FROM THE HEAVY RAINS OF EARLIER TODAY AND FROM LAST 

WEEK ON KAUAI WILL LEAD TO RAPID RUNOFF OF ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN 

THIS EVENING...WITH FLASH FLOODING THE RESULT. 



MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. STAY AWAY FROM STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS

PRONE TO FLOODING.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS SINCE IT IS HARDER TO SEE FLASH FLOODING IN

THE DARK. AVOID TRAVEL.



DO NOT TRY TO CROSS FAST FLOWING OR RISING WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE OR

ON FOOT. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO CROSS SAFELY. TURN AROUND...

DON/T DROWN.



REPORT FLOODING TO POLICE OR CIVIL DEFENSE OFFICIALS FOR RELAY TO THE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.



THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED BEYOND 1100 PM HST

IF FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 2188 15994 2182 15931 2229 15915 2228 15971



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